With the Treaty Principles Bill voted down in Parliament last week, the coalition government is now moving ahead with a broader programme to review how Treaty clauses are used across dozens of existing laws.
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith confirmed that officials have completed policy work reviewing Treaty-related provisions in 28 laws.
The government says it has already met its 2029 goal to reduce violent crime victim numbers — four years ahead of schedule — though the data behind the claim hasn’t yet been formally released.
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said internal figures from the New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey showed 157,000 violent crime victims in the year to February, down from the October 2023 baseline of 185,000. That would put the government ahead of its target to reduce victims by 20,000 by 2029.
New Zealand exported nearly $9 billion in goods to the United States last year – its second-largest export market – but Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats are raising questions about future access and profitability.
Meat tops the list, with $2.5 billion in exports, including $1.8 billion in lean beef used to make American hamburger mince.
New data shows that billions in advertising revenue are still leaving New Zealand each year, fuelling global tech giants while local media fight to survive, but the story barely made the news.
The Advertising Standards Authority’s 2024 report revealed total ad revenue in New Zealand rose to $3.6 billion – but most of that growth went offshore.
For the first time, thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia will be voting in the country’s federal election on May 3 – the result of citizenship changes introduced under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Kiwis who have lived in Australia for four years as permanent residents can now apply for citizenship and to vote.
Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, the only woman on NATO’s military committee, was dismissed over the weekend by the Trump administration.
No formal reason was given, but US officials suggest the decision stemmed from Chatfield’s prior support for diversity initiatives, which drew criticism from conservative watchdogs.
